Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-11-05
Minnesota Items.

fesent1ng the Minnesota Thfesher Company.
The price paid was 81 ,1O5, OO075.
Burglars entered P. M. Christianson's
.jeWelry store at Warren the other night and
stole watches and jewelry valued at 5000
W. 4. Eastman. an old and highly respect.
ed RESIDENT Of Minneapolis, died q few days
ago. aged ninety three years
Six hundred men are employed in con-
structing the cable line at ST Paul
Paul Schneider, q well known young man
of Kasson. was recently sent to Rochester
to be placed in the insane asylum at that
place.
T. A. Harrison, president Of the Security
Bank OF Minneapolis, died the other morn.
Ing at his residence of acute pneumonia,
aged seventy-hve years
The Milwaukee & ST Paul road has issued
. livestock tariff between st. Paul and
points on Its line, making reductions to
points on the Iowa and Minnesota division;
also merchandise tariff from Sioux City to
points in Dakota
The gross earnings of the Minnesota d
Northwestern road for September were
$1S1,669, against 1854, 1913 for the same
month last year.
The thirteenth annual convention of the
Young Mems Christian Association of MINI
nesota and Dakota was held recently 81
Faribault, with Thomas Cochran, Jr., of St
Paul. as chairman Six hundred or more
delegates were in attendance.
F. The Carnival Association directors met
lat St Paul the other evening and reported
that there would be no difficulty in raising
1928, 600 for the ice palace.
A bold but unsuccessful attempt was made
iearly the other morning to rob the Carver
County Bank at Chaska The safe-blowers
forced open the two outer doors Of the safe,
but failed on the third and last door. There
was sic. 600 In the safe
John Peterson, of the Gull River Lumber
Company, at Brainerd, IN attempting to
Cross the track In 'front.' Of an approaching
train few days ago tripped and fell and
was run over he died from the shock OF
amputation Of all his limbs
It is positively asserted that the St. Paul
d Duluth road will begin at once the extern
sion OF its line from ST Paul to Omaha. the
surveying therefor being about completed.
The road will be as nearly as possible an air
line.
The new hall Of the Ancient Order Of
United Workmen at Rochester was dedicated
q few evenings ago. A large delegation Of
visiting brothers from other lodges was
present A grand ball was given in the hall
1mmed tately after the banquet.
The members of the q. A r., assisted by
the Sons Of Veterans and Womens' Relief
Corps, gave a reception and campfire co
Chief Rea at the Acker Post
Hall In Minneapolis the other night The
hall was deliberately decorated with flowers
and badges, and the outer rooms were filed
with hard tack and coffee cups. Colonel
Davidson delivered an address of welcome,
and was followed by Judge Rea himself,
who said he had been member of the G.
"a r, for twenty zone years, and should al
ways belong to it as long as life lasted
The Merchants Protective Fire and Burg
liar Alarm Company, located at Minneapolis,
fled articles with the Secretary of State re-
Gently. The capital is $4,000, and the in
corporators are: Nathan Underwood, Jr, E.
D. Mcdonald, OF Minneapolis. and J. D.
Condit, Of St Paul.
The Pipestone Reservation is now cleared
OF all settlers, the families who settled there
having moved from their homes with their
furniture and effects Captain Bean and
Judge Kinney, agent for the Yanktons, have
secured from the settlers written agree
ments not to return on the reserve and to
remove all their houses, barns and improve
ments by March next The United States
officials having accomplished the object Of
Their visit left for their posts at Fort RAN
dali and Yankton Sioux Agency
The Barnhart Lumber Company of Duluth
recently sold for 800, 900 q large block
of pine land on Brule river, twenty-five
miles from Duluth, in Bayfield, and Douglass
counties, Wis to the Rustic Owen Lumber
Company Of Eau Claire, Wis, and Saginaw
(M1chL parties The amount of pine sold
was estimated at from 81, OOO, 900 to TO-
900, 600 feet.
The railroad employees in Minnesota view
with alarm the repeated reductions in
freight rates, as they fear it will cause re-
dnctlon IN salaries and number of men en-
ployed IN order TOT protect themselves they
have formed asecret organization, which is
a. g 70 nave one hundred Thousand mem
bera They hold that the railroad commits.
sioners are responsible, and that the reduo-
ton is for political effect, although the lat.
ter deny this Should q further reduction
be made an immense strike is not unlikely.
The Standard Bank Of Minneapolis re-
Gently fled articles Of incorporation and
was authorized by the superintendent Of
BANKS to commence business There had
been $25, 600 capital paid in. It's officers
are: John III Oliver, president; Charles M.
,Hertig, Vice resident; Delroy Getchell.
cashier. ~
Governor McGiM has appointed Hon r. B.
Aangdon, Hon. 81 B. Strait, OF shakopee.
and William Bickel, Of ST Paul, a commits.
sion as required by statute to examine the
Duluth Iron. Range road The object OF
fhe examination Is tosee II the road is prop
Eerly built 30 as to entitle the road to its land
grant Is.
The thirtieth anniversary Of the Presby-
ter1an. church at St Peter was celebrated
the other evening:
NJ Smith, well known Chicago .pork
packer, viii, 1t & authoritativ said. build
ana put into operation q large packing
house ct the South St Paul stock yards
The weather reports Of the Northwest are
now tssued from two to five hours earlier
than has been the case heretofore. as the
Chief Signal Officer has stationed an indica-
tions officer ct ST Paul
The foundry and machine shops Of ]. q
Esaler 4 Bros, at st Peter, were entirely
destroyed by fire the other day. The loss
would exceed SIC, 600 The establishment
State - q = '''s
y is estimated that the damage done ,,v
the recent storms ii the vicinity Of Preston
VII amount to over $40, 0O0
n 1919